No-Bake Toasted Coconut Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Macaroon Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups pecans or nut of choice
• 2/3 cup dates
• 1 cup cocoa powder dark
• 4 avocados medium
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut
• cookie Ingredients
• 1/2 cup coconut unsweetened
• 4 tablespoons chocolate chips melted
• 1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons almond butter

1. Soak nuts if desired, for 1 hour or longer.
2. Mix ingredients into a blender or food processor, until dates and nuts are chopped.
3. Press into pan, and place into the fridge while you prepare the filling.
4. FILLING
5. Combine the filling ingredients into a food processor or blender until completely smooth.
6. Pour onto cake crust, and place back into the fridge overnight (or a minimum of a few hours).
7. Topping
8. Sprinkle toasted coconut evenly over cake.
9. COOKIES
10. Preheat oven to 300 F
11. Combine ingredients in bowl, and mix.
12. Roll into small balls and flatten on cookie sheet.
13. Bake for 10 minutes.
14. Cool and then place into freezer.
15. Melt 3 tbsp chocolate chips with 1 tsp coconut oil.
16. Dip cookies into melted chocolate and place back into freezer for 10 minutes.
17. Cut cookies in half, and lightly press into cake, around the edge, so each slice gets one.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/NO-BAKE-TOASTED-COCONUT-CHOCOLATE-CAKE-WITH-CHOCOLATE-MACAROON-COOKIES-1667274 (may not work)